Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2025-02-12

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
34 head
93 vs last sale 127 469 vs year ago 503 · 93.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
8 vs last sale 11 24 vs year ago 27 · 88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
4 vs last sale 6 6 vs year ago 8 · 75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on any Feeder or Slaughter class. Very light receipts due to very rainy, muddy conditions in area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.83/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 107.82 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.
Average price
$323.83
6 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.65
vs AR average
14.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515323.831,6686thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
489453417381median 431.6512/1703/0404/2907/0808/12
Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $395.04, median $431.65 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
323.83
AR average10 barns · 279 hd
318.18
+5.65
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−14.84
This barn, trailing median19 sales
431.65
−107.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,295130.501,6902thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,520130.001,9761thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,6251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$2,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550535282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5091
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6311
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615261.32/cwt254.00–269.001,6072
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325282.50/cwt282.50–282.509181
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1821
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515323.83/cwt323.00–328.001,6686
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,5811
SteersSmall and Medium 3300–350315590.00/head590.00–590.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328308.21/cwt301.00–316.001,0112
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6851
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4651
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368329.80/cwt320.00–340.001,2142
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full450–500490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,015170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7261
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295130.50/cwt129.00–132.001,6902
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9761

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.